Where does “unendurable” come from?
Unendurable derives from English endurable, which comes from English endure, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European óynos meaning to last or endure.
unendurable (English): Not to be endured; intolerable
Definitions
- Not to be endured; intolerable
Ancestry of “unendurable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | endurable | Able to be endured; tolerable; bearable; Capable... |
| 2 | English | endure | To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or... |
| 3 | Middle English | enduren | to endure; to put up with |
| 4 | Old French | endurer | to suffer; to endure; to undergo |
| 5 | Latin | induro | I make or become hard; harden |
| 6 | Latin | dūrō | to harden, make hard |
| 7 | Latin | dūrus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dūros | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | duh₂-ró-s | long, far |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dweh₂- | far; long |